Accumetrics, Inc. Release: Platelet Reactivity Testing Included in 2011 Guideline Recommendations from European Society of Cardiology

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that a new recommendation (IIb-B) to consider platelet function testing has been incorporated in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines. Published in the European Heart Journal1, the guidelines also include a second recommendation that addresses modifying treatment strategies based on platelet reactivity measurements in selected cases (IIb-B).
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